The English Improver Improved or the Survey of Husbandry Surveyed. The third impression, much augmented.
by BLITH, Walter.
London: For John Wright, 1653. Book. 4to, early full calf, rebacked, later endpapers. Engraved title, folding plate, two full page illustrations. Spine rubbed, corners bumped; title cropped as usual; a very good copy. Third edition, second impression, of Blith's popular agricultural treatise. "His writings touch every branch of the industry, and he seems to have entertained the first systematic conceptions of the 'alternate husbandry.' " -McDonald, p. 97. With the oft printed illustrations of early ploughs and digging tools, and... Read More
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A New and Improved Method of Instruction for the Harp.
by Bochsa, Robert Nicholas Charles.
Book. Philadelphia: A. Fiot, nd [ca. 1820's]. Folio, original printed boards, cloth spine. Pp. 68, entirely engraved. Full page illus. showing details of "The Double Movement Harp, Invented by Sebastian Erard." Binding worn and stained, foxed throughout, with running marginal stain. First American edition, unrecorded. Bochsa (1789-1856) was a noted harp virtuoso and composer of the time, a popularizer of the newly invented pedal harp, here explained in detail. He taught in London at the Royal Academy of Music beginning... Read More
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Der Kaffee, in seinen Beziehungen zum Leben. festschrift zum zweihundertjaehrigen Jubilaeum des Kaffee's in Oesterreich und Deutschland. Zweite verbesserte und stark vermehrte Auflage
by Boehnke-Reich, Heinrich
Berlin und Leipzig: Fr. Thiel, 1885. Book. 8vo, orig gilt and color-stamped cloth. Pp. xii, 224, 3 illus. A very nice copy..
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Bound for Queen Victoria. First Annual Report, :aws and Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh, Instituted 17th March, 1836.
by Botanical Society of Edinburgh.
Book. Edinburgh: Printed for the Society, 1837. Pp. 54. [with:] Second Annual Report and Proceedings of The Botanical Society. Session 1837-8. Edinburgh: for the Society, 1838. Pp. 89. [with:] A Catalogue of British Plants... Printed for the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. Edinburgh : Maclachlan and Stewart, etc., 1836. Pp. 15. 3 v. in 1. 8vo, elaborately bound in full green morocco by Robert Seton Mound of Edinburgh, with raised bands panelled in gilt, the boards ruled, with ornamental panels within... Read More
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Winter-Hardy Azaleas and Rhododendrons.
by Bowers, Clement Gray.
Boston: Mass. Horticultural Society, 1954. Book. 8vo, orig cloth. w/DJ. Pp. 112 with 17 full-page b&w photos. A near fine copy in a slightly worn DJ..
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Garden Colour.
by Boyle, Earle, Gibbs, Kingsley and Waterfield.
1905, Book. Garden Colour. Spring by Mrs. C. W. Earle; Summer by E.V.B. [Eleanor Vere B oyle]; Autumn by Rose Kingsley; Winter by Hon. Vicary Gibbs. Coloured sketc hes and notes by Margaret Waterfield. London: J. M. Dent, 1905. Large 4to, original cloth. Pp. xvi, 196. 51 plates in color. Title a little foxed, clo th worn; a good copy. $ 65..
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Thomas Chippendale. A Study of His Life, Work and Influence.
by Brackett, Oliver.
Houghton, Mifflin,: Boston, 1925. Book. Thick 4to, orig. green gilt cloth. Pp. xiii, 281, with 61 full-page photographic plates. Adhesion blemishes to a few plates; otherwise a very good, bright copy..
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Chirstmas Carols: New and Old.
by Bramley, Henry Ramsden and John Stainer, eds.
Book. New York: McLoughlin Brothers, nd [1870's]. 8vo, color printed pictorial wrappers. Pp. 91, illus. Some wear to spine; a very good copy. 42 carols, each with vignette. A pretty McLoughlin cover..
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St. Martin's Summer
by BREWSTER, Anne Marie Hampton
Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1866. Book. Orig terracotta cloth. Pp. viii, 442. A fine, bright copy. First edition. Brewster was a Philadelphia born novelist who lived in Rome for many years. The present work is an autobiographical travel novel set in Naples. Wright II 362..
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A New Philosophy of Matter Showing the Identity of All the Imponderables and the Influence Which Electricity Exerts Over Matter In Producing All Chemical Changes and All Motion.
by BREWSTER, George.
Adrian: For the author, by A.W. Maddocks, 1843. Book. 8vo, original boards, cloth spine. Pp. 216. Very light stain to first few leaves, perhaps wanting a printed label. First edition, an unusual imprint. Scarce series of lectures on electricity and magnetism by an early Michigan educator, dedicated to the people of that "young but brilliant star of the Union", and proceeds from which were to be "applied to the promotion of education within the peninsula". Imprints 43-757..
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The Young Gardener's Assistant: Containing a catalogue of garden and flower seeds, with practical directions under each head, for the cultivation of culinary vegetables and flowers.
by Bridgeman, Thomas.
New York: Geo. Robertson, 1832. Book. 12mo, original boards, cloth spine, printed cover label. PP. vi, 164. Printed spine label wanting, general soiling and running marginal stain, still a good, sound copy in original state. Second edition, enlarged. The first edition (Brooklyn 1829) is quite a rare book, this second edition not much less so. The work went on through numerous editions to be one of the most popular gardening books of 19th century America. This edition contains a new... Read More
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The English Flower Garden. With illustrative notes.
by BRIGHT, Henry A.
Book. London : Macmillan and Co., 1881. 8vo, pictorial cloth, gilt. pp. x, (1), 94. Near fine. First edition, by the author of the influential and oft-reprinted A Year in a Lancashire Garden. A leisurely, rambling essay on English garden history, full of literary allusions and interesting minutiae, touching upon such topics as landscape history, topiary, roses, bedding, wild gardens, and flower shows, and reflecting Bright's experience as a bibliophile..
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Rules of Practice of the Supreme Court of the United States, including the Rules in Equity and Admiralty, adopted by said court; The rules adopted by the circuit and district courts of the United States for the Norther District of Illinois.. Compiles By
by BROSS, John A.
Chicago: Daily Press Book and Job Printing Office, 1857. Book. 8vo, orig. printed wrappers stitched.Pp. 136. Smoke stained along right margin of wrappers, running water stain and foxing within. A good copy. Rare pre-fire Chicago imprint, from the library of David Davis, eminent Illinois judge from Bloomington, and close friend and political ally of Abraham Lincoln, as indicated by the distinctive smoke damage - a fire in 1902 in Judge Davis' home damaged or destroyed much of his library, and... Read More
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Durch Niederland, Teutschland, Hungarn, Serbien, Bulgarien, Macedonieni, Thaessalien, Oesterrich... gethane gantz sonderbare Reisen.
by BROWNE, Edward.
Book. Nuremberg: Johann Zieger, 1711. 4to, early speckled paste-paper boards. Pp. ii, 334, [12]. Engraved frontispiece and 18, some folding. Binding rubbed, spine chipped at top; inner hinge split but cords intact; lightly browned, occasional stains within, but mostly a reasonable wide-margined copy. Later German edition of Browne's Brief Account of Some Travels in Divers Parts of Europe (1685), with handsome engraved plates..
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Naming of Wild-Flowers.
by Browning, Gareth.
London (1952). Book. Sm. 8vo, cloth w/ DJ. Pp. 159. With a glossary of English plant names..
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Biographical Sketches and Authentic Anecdotes of Horse, and the Allied Species
by BROWN, Thomas
Edinburgh:: Daniel Lizars, 1830. Book. Thick 12mo, orig. cloth, paper label. Pp. 580, uncut. With 8 plates. Cloth faded, worn at hinges, light offsetting and foxing within. First edition. A scarce compilation of horse lore, with sections on Asian, African, European, and American horses, and related species. OCLC records 3 copies, at the National Sporting Library, the Commonwealth Library of Pa., and the National Library of Ireland..
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Comical Brown's Songster.
by Brown, William.
Boston: White, Smith & Co., 1885. Book. 12mo, pictorial title wraps. Pp. 32, [2]. Soiled, moderately worn..
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Biographies of Attorney-General George P. Parker, John C. Lord, D.D., Mrs. John C Lords, and William G. Bryan, Esq. Also, Lecture on Journalism.
by BRYAN, George J.
Buffalo: The Courier Company, 1886. Book. 8vo, original cloth. Pp. 231. 2 portrait plates. About fine. First edition, by a Buffalo journalist. A collection of NY biographies, together with an historical lecture on Buffalo newspapers, updated for this publication..
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"The Vineyards of Ohio," 4pp. article in "The Western Journal and Civilian," Vol. XI, No. 5.
by Buchanan, Robert.
St. Louis:, 1854. Book. 8vo, original printed wrappers. Fine. Buchanan, the central figure of Ohio viticulture, provides a brief but fact filled account of the year's vintage of Cincinnati, and statistics of vine culture in the region..
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Tam O'Shanter and Souter Johnny, A Poem. Illustrated by Thomas Landseer.
by Burns, Robert.
London: Marsh and Moiller, 1830. Book. Illus. by Landseer, Thomas. 12mo, original printed wrappers. Pp. 16 + leaf of ads. 5 enrgaved plates. Moderate soiling, a very good copy..
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Helps To Education in the Homes of Our Country.
by Burton, Warren.
Boston: Crosby and Nichols, 1863. Book. 8vo, orig. cloth (somewhat faded and discolored). Pp. viii, 368. Internally very good. A presentation copy to the author's sister, inscribed on the flyleaf..
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Admiral Byngs Defence, as presented by him, and read in the Court January 18, 1757, on board his Majesty's Ship St. George, in Portsmouth Harbour.
by BYNG, John
Book. Containing a very particular Accouunt of the Action on the 20th of May, 1756, off Cape Mola, between the British and French Fleets. London: for J. Lacy, 1757. 8vo, removed. Title, pp. 445, (1) blank. Wanting the half-title. Moderately foxed and worn; very good. First edition. Following a court martial, Admiral John Byng was executed for failing to do his utmost in battle, despite being supplied with ships badly in need of repair and a wide range of failures... Read More
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Lara, A Tale; Jacqueline, A Tale.
by BYRON, George Gordon Noel; Samuel Rogers].
London: for J. Murray, 1814. Book. 12mo, original drab boards, rebacked. Pp. 128, uncut; half-title. First edition, with the 4 pp. of ads. A fine copy..
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Illuminating Engineering. Prepared by a staff of specialists for students and engineers
by CADY, Francis E. & Henry B. Dates, eds.
New York: John Wiley & So, 1925. Book. 8vo, cloth. Pp. [xiii], 486, illus. With two plates bearing 32 mounted glossy color chips ("Reflection Factors of Colored Surfaces.") About fine. First ed. Includes commercial, industrial, sign and display lighting..
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Il Courtegiano, The Courtier.
by CASTIGLIONE, Baldassar.
Book. Written by Baldassar Castiglione. And a new version of the same into English. Together with several of his celebrated pieces, as well Latin as Italian, both in prose and verse. To which is prefix'd, the Life of the Author. By A. P. Castiglione, of the same family. London: Printed by W. Bowyer, for the editor, 1727. L arge 4to, early marbled boards. Pp. [lvii], 508, uncut. Engraved frontispiece portrait. Boards rubbed, most of leather spine wanting, but cords mostly... Read More
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